11 responses to “A More Accurate Pain Scale | Hyperbole and a Half”

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I rated mine from 1 to 8… well 1 to 10 but an 8 for me was the worst, but I left room. With an 8 I cant function, I just cry. 7 is not much better.

I havent had an 8 for a couple of years thankfully. I can go a month with one at times, sometimes low level with spikes. blech. Sometimes longer. Most last a few days to a week and then leave.

By my left eye is the worst one for me. They are the ones that can go to an 8. I tell people I hate migraines, they look at me like I am being silly.. of course who would like one… but You Don’t really know.. until you have bad ones for a long time.

I truly feel for you to suffer with a 7 all the time. gawds.

so, I am sure, because I underwent test after test, with no result, have you as well?

non traceable medical sources for Migraines too, can be depression. Not that the migraine causes depression, but the reverse. Stress too of course, but that is a trigger, not a constant source.

So.. another so.. is it possible for you that depression could be the cause?

I wasn’t depressed when this hit, and I’ve done a really good job of staying positive. I have had depression issues all my life, but typically my migraines amp up during times when I’m just happily chugging along. Originally it was thought that migraines had started up again in 2012 because of an IUD, but that theory didn’t hold water given the timing. When the IUD was removed, the pain didn’t stop. I have had a lot of fun tests, the spinal tap being my least fave. My doctor says it could just stop as suddenly as it started. Her current theory is that the “preventative” medications they started me on last year have been a hinderance and not a help.

I have a headache specialist and am going to the Jefferson Headache Clinic in Pennsylvania this July.

I don’t get aura as frequently as I get tinnitus. My two biggest issues are light sensitivity and nausea. I live nauseous. Because this is unlike any migraine issue I had ever had before July 21, 2012 I don’t think of it as one of my migraines. I call it Monster Migraine because status migrainosus is the diagnosis, but my neuro explains it as my brain just being really confused about something. My brain things my left eye is being ripped out of my head. Surprise, brain! It’s not. You can totally stop any time!!

Honestly, my ukulele is my best friend. I listen to TV as opposed to watching it. I started this blog as a quick way to vent, document symptoms, complain about medications and doctors. It’s kind of therapeutic. I don’t have friends or close relationships with family outside my household so… it’s just all about distraction and ice packs and staying hopeful. Things became a LOT easier when my insurance company stopped being mean.

I get cold too! I take the hottest of baths then bundle up under the covers with a towel still on my head. Helps for some reason.

We migraineurs have to stick together. When I’ve been to the hospital for my infusion treatments it is funny how the nurses ask questions if they’ve never had a migraine. The ones who have had even one in their life just go, “I hope it ends soon!”

It’s like people who like olives and who don’t like olives… two different worlds.

You’re the first person I’ve met who gets cold too! Yay! Well.. not yay. You know what I mean. Yay, I’m not crazy, not yay… you get migraines and your body does weird stuff too… that’s a big not yay.

You too! Unfortunately, my condition causes constant migraine pain around my left eye. I am rarely below a 7 with my pain on a 1-10 scale. I like this scale because it has upward options. 9/10 days are the days I have to take a lot of pain medication and use ice packs and stay in bed. 7ish is a functional day for me, bedrest… but I can fold clothes and make dinner. Thank the Lord for Mother’s Day I’ve been granted a 6, but I overextended a bit. It was worth it though. Good family time. :) Status Migrainosus is the most evil migraine condition I’ve ever experienced. 9 months of constant, chronic pain.